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PIP Mandatory Reconsideration timescale
Hi, I have read some posts on here regarding time scales for PIP reconsiderations and I wondered if anyone has had one recently in 2022 and can advise how long they had to wait? I'm in the West Midlands area. Thank you.
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Help for hearing loss and work
Hi. I work in mental health crisis - I support people who are suicidal essentially both in person and over the phone. For the past year I have begun to lose my hearing. I have been assessed and need hearing aids in both ears. The NHS ones do not work, have tried. I was advised to apply for an Access to work grant, and a…
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Stairlift - claim for hotel
my parents have had their new stairlift for 3 weeks and it stopped working on Friday evening. The emergency engineer came out and diagnosed a faulty board, but as this is not a part he carries he will have to order it and will not be able to get until next week. My parents are unable to use the stairs at all without the…
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Blue Badge Car Tax and Insurance considerations
My brother is disabled and a named driver on his son's insurance, his son is the main driver, the car is registered at his son's address. My brother is getting a Blue Badge as he wants to get out more which may mean moving the car to his home. I gather that if he becomes the main "keeper" he will be entitled to a car tax…
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Housing Association vs Council
I have been trying to sort out a problem for my brother for may years and thought I would have one last crack at it. My brother was in temporary housing facility the Local Council paid his rent, he was then put into social housing some years ago and paid a week's rent as a deposit. His deposit was shown as a payment in…
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It's April..ESA & PIP rates have NOT increased (on bank statement)..Shouldn't they have gone up??
As April 2022 was the month for Welfare benefits to increase (by 3.1% was it?) Last payment of PIP was on 11 April 2022, and that has not increased, (is the same as previous months) Last Payment of ESA was days ago, (mid April) and again that has also not increased, (is the same as previous months) Shouldn't these have…
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Assessment Review :/
Hi guys.. and gals too :) I applied for Pip in October after being discharged from hospital after a 4 month stay. I had been fighting Guillian Barre Syndrome since June. Id been through induced coma for 11 days, ventilator, tracheostomy, total paralysis from neck down to learning to walk talk and eat again. Luckily it all…
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RETIRING IN JUNE @66..CURRENTLY WORKING 21 HRS WEEK AND RECEIVE DISABILITY WORKING ELEMENT
Does the Disability Working Tax element continue when i receive my state pension if I'm still working the 21 hours. Due to finances will have to remain in work and had soo looked forward to June and finishing work but with financial crisis, am unable to. Thank you for any advice/comments
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What can we do!!?
What on earth can I do? Situation: My wife's brother has Parkinson's which means he cannot walk, he cannot write and his speech is virtually inaudible. He moved to a Care Home in early January. He has a partner who has not been in touch with him since he went into the care home and she will not let his sister enter their…
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Will this trigger a Universal Credit claim?
I am going to be moving house, within the same council area and claiming SMI for the first time. I am currently on income related esa, pip, and child tax credit. I also receive housing benefit which I will be claiming also when I move (shared ownership.) Will this move mean I am forced to claim universal credit? I would…
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Advice re: discriminatory policies from BA Holidays
Hi all, can anyone offer advice about how to approach a refusal from BA Holidays to compensate for the discriminatory policies put in place by a hotel I stayed at in August? I contacted the hotel in advance to ask about restaurant booking and also to inform them of my disability. I am recovering from 4 spinal operations…
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PIP - is it worth applying in my situation?
The reason I am asking is because a family worker asked if I am receiving it. My teenage daughter started struggling with mental health issues from Y7. Fast forward to now, she is nearly 15 and struggling with OCD, anorexia, depression, high levels of anxiety. She has ups and downs, very low attendance to school (which…
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PIP
Hi My daughter has severe rheumatoid arthritis. She and her husband have well paid jobs. However, she might not be able to work for much longer. I am wondering whether she would be entitled to PIP as she lives with her husband. Thanks
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Are you allowed to save PIP
I understand that PIP is not a means tested but are you allowed to save up the money you receive from PIP?
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Doing a PIP MR
I have just had my reassessment
for PIP it has taken 11 months and I underwent a telephone assessment last year
and then the DWP wrote to my GP for a medical report. I was awarded the standard
rates for both Daily Living and Mobility which was the same as I was getting previously.
It has been awarded for a further two…
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Disabled council tax discount £150 refund
Not sure if I've posted it on the right board. Asking on behalf of my dad. He gets a discount on his council tax down from band E to D due to his disability. We've looked and neither of us can find any information online to see if he'll get the £150 council tax refund. His local council couldn't advise. TIA
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Stairlift consent?
Can a person have a stairlift fitted without the Owners/Landlords consent?I think not my friend thinks yes.Meg.
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Enhanced Rate Mobility rate increase and Motability
Just curious. As the rate is going up about £8, will Motability take that automatically, as the agreement was for the total on the existing rate not the new rate?
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Carers allowance
Hello. So I’m new to possibly claiming carers allowance. My daughter has recently received middle rate care element. I’m unsure whether or not I’d be entitled to claiming carers. Obviously I care for her 35+ hours, but as I work 22 hours (38 weeks of the year) it puts me over the £128 a week earnings but I do pay out a…
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is deputyship the same as appointee?
Will my deputy still be able to make and deal with claims on my behalf without me having to deal with the DWP. I currently have a appointee but this will soon change to a deputyship. I read on the DWP pdf that people who have appointees the DWP should try and do a paper based assessment, will this still be the case with a…
